Wanted fugitive apprehended in Gaston

Gaston County Police have arrested a fugitive wanted in connection to a New Year’s Eve incident in Charlotte.

Police arrested Davante Shomari Sanders, 24, of Charlotte, on Tuesday. He was located at a residence on Hamilton Road near Mount Holly and taken into custody without incident, according to police.

Sanders was wanted by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department for charges related to an incident which occurred New Year’s Eve on Sheldon Court in Charlotte.

Sanders is charged with two felony counts of discharging a weapon into occupied property, two misdemeanor counts of assaults with a deadly weapon, and one misdemeanor count each of assault by pointing a gun, communicating threats, injury to personal property, and an order for arrest for an underlying felony charge of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Officers recovered a 2014 Honda Pilot stolen from Charlotte during the investigation. Sanders is suspected in this motor vehicle theft, according to police.

Members of the Community Policing Division, Special Investigations Unit, K-9 Unit, and Support Services participated in the investigation and apprehension of Sanders. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were instrumental in the investigation, according to Gaston County Police.